Unlawful Negro Marriages, Hyde County, NC 1843. Or one that tells where they lived before Craven County? Continuing into the 20th century Rowan was the home of renowned educator and womens rights activist Elizabeth Duncan Koontz. Though said Samuel lived near this fort during the Revolution, he supposedly moved downstream to John McDOWELL's Swan Pond tract area. This Category Because of his keen interest in North Carolina history and genealogy, he spends most of his spare time in researching at the N.C. State Archives. function y2k(number) { return (number < 1000) ? It appeared that all male BRANDONs could be accounted for after that i780 battle. However, the stimulus subsided after the mid-twentieth century. As a rule, these Germans have stuck to the soil, and have not scattered or moved about as much as their Scotch-Irish friends. Both father and son made a junction with FERGUSON about seven days before the Battle of Kings Mountain. I see you left this comment months ago, but for some reason Im just now seeing it. Recently. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Click on thumbnail to view the larger image. On the back side of this scrap Charles McDOWELL had written an entry of land for himself (#33 on tract map): one hundred acres of land between the lower line of George DAVIDSONs place and the upper line of James GREENLEEs land he bought of Thomas BROWN on both sides of the Catawba River - Including the improvements that Thomas BRANDON lived on (Underlining by author for emphasis). Renowned scholars, preachers, patriots and statesmen began careers here. Im glad I found this. Unpublished book-length manuscript. But the migration caused growing alarm among the Indian populations resulting in a conflict that raged on and off for four years concluding in 1715 with the decimation of the Indians and the opening up of additional land to white settlement. This list BRANDON spent his first three months of service fighting the Cherokee Indians at the age of 15 years. A Division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Care upon us.. killed and Took every Soul and So My Dear Of particular interest is the fact of the name and fame of Organ Church. Note: At the headwaters [here called the Fitzwilliam River] on the NC/VA line-20,000 acres to Col.William Byrd of Virginia. In May of 1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union and the Confederacy sought a site in Rowan for a military prison. It is located near the southwest corner of the present St. Peter's Lutheran Church cemetery. WebRowan Countys most popular and historic landmark has remained the Old Stone House. Looking for a Campbell that Campbells Creek off Goose Creek ITW across in Beaufort County is named for deed Dated 1735 referenced old Campbell house & Camels folley. Early History BOYKIN's company in pursuit of Capt. The people on Second and Buffalo Creeks determined to secure a pastor and a teacher if they had to go all the way to Germany for them. The primary benefit of the county was to provide a location for a court house nearer than that of Anson to those colonists in the Western part of the state. The FamilySearch Library has additional sources listed in their catalog: This website requires a paid subscription for full access. number + 1900 : number; } His close acquaintances were knowledgeable of his patriot and Loyalist experiences, but him, the stigma of serving as a Tory with his father, followed hin throughout his life. This page was last edited on 6 December 2022, at 00:48. The widow BRANDONs first name is another matter, a solution which may never be found. Is one of them yours? The following persons were among the prominent first families that immigrated to Colonial North Carolina in the 1600's-early If you are doing an assignment, ask your professor which style to use. File #241. Identifier. My 8x grandfather was named Jasper Hardison. Widows and children were allowed to receive payments due the pensioner that had not been paid before his death. Our court records begin in June of 1753. WebThe Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve was founded in 1879 to preserve the regions early history. He owned 560 acres and died prior to October 21, 1761 when his farm was sold at auction. James Miller from New Castle County, Delaware settled along Fifth Creek in Rowan County, NC. I have been trying to find information on Mary A. Norcumb, my 3X Great Grandmother, that married Jacob Darden Windley in 1840, Washington, Beaufort, North Carolina. BRANDON returned home to his widowed mother and quickly recovered from his affliction. but most of the records refer to it as the Upper Fort. It is only from a knowledge of the names of the early settlers and the local geography that any recognized entries in the Rowan County Inferior Court Minutes can help the problem. Benjamin stayed at Boonesborough until he lost his land claims in 1778. He became a Methodist minister, and about 1805, moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee, where he lived until his death on 5 November 1842. Contact Us History Room & Genealogy Reference Email Gretchen Witt for Genealogy Reference Physical Address 201 W Fisher Street Salisbury, NC 28144 This page has been viewed 36,125 times (0 via redirect). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. Some of those families include Bond, Burcham, Hill, Hiatt, Horton, Love, Pinson, Jackson, Jessup, Simmons, Stanley and Taylor. The descendants of these early Germans have had a solid influence in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties. Orr, Douglas Milton, and Alfred W. Stuart. 2-South shore of Albemarle Sound: Whitemarsh, Pollock[C], Buncomb[J], Frilie, Lee[S], Lee, Cooper, 1-Along the Meherrin and Chowan Rivers to Albemarle Sound:Allen [E], Pitman, Kirchin, Anderson, Jackson, Gee, Bryan, Nansemond, Dew, Powers, Williams [A],Bond [J], Jones, Cotton [J], Hill [B], Baker, Barfields, Baker [H], Williams, Hains, Forster [R], Maule [W],Winn [G], Boone, Bryan [F], Hill [J], Pollack [T], Lovick [J], Pollock [G], 2-Albemarle Sound [west shore] between Chowan and Roanoke Rivers:Duckinfield [N], laccuck, Lockart [J], Henderson [D], West [R]. In April of 1753 a petition bearing 348 names from the inhabitants of the western section of the Colony of North Carolina requested that a new county be formed. A history of Rowan County, North Carolina Judge Richard Henderson, founder of the Transylvania Company and a colonial judge, along with, Daniel Boone, began their explorations of the western lands that would become Tennessee and Kentucky right here in Rowan around the year 1775. But, fortunately, Pastor Storch clears the matter for us in a letter which he wrote to Dr. Velthusen, December 19, 1791, in which he says: 'The congregation of the Organ Church will erect a new building next summer, and to be specific, it will be a stone church.' They stayed in Onlsow County until 1785 when they left for GA. We like to visit retirement and long-term care homes and other community events to dance for their entertainment and our well-being, as a Club and as a person! BRANDON remained in that vicinity until his tour expired, so he returned to Burke County. Alexander Osborne, frontiersman, was born in New Jersey but spent his early years in Lancaster, Pa. Many with ties to early Rowan were instrumental in the creation of the University of North Carolina as well. Entered 9 Feb 1778 & surveyed 9 Feb 1792 - "Joining and on the northwest of the land he purchased from John NEASBIT the place where James GRAHAM settled" Grant #1891 in Book 85, p. 130. The Advertizing and Publicity persons are Doug & Gloria Bateman. Genealogy Web Creations - All Rights Reserved, Template Design: GEORGE DAVIDSON. The Consistory of Hanover commissioned Reverend Adolph Nussman as pastor and Professor John Gottfried Arndt of Helmstaedt University as teacher, and the two men accompanied the frontier representatives back to North Carolina, arriving in 1773. Samuel DAVIDSON at Davidson's Fort, whose location today is the subject of speculation. [K] Eastern shore between Albemarle & Pamticoe Sounds: 1-North Shore-Pamticoe River:Lillington[A], Adams, Pilkington, Snoad, Boyd, 2-Bath Town: Kenyon, Odeon, Aldeson[S], Martin, Worsly [J], Salter[E], Riouset, Adams, Jones,Ottiwell, 3-East of Bath Town to the Sound: Jewell, maule [P], Perkins, Barrow, Adams [P], Dowry, Jones [P],Woodstock, Slade, Jasper, Mattamuskeet, Tuskeruro Indians, Mallard Creek, Chicod Creek, Salter [E], Kingman, Worsly, Blount, Reading,Coldom, Hill, Slade, Slade [B], Crofton, Maule [P], Locker, Peyton [R], Trip [J], Porter, Nevil, Turner[R],Leigh, Jones, Campaign [R], 2-Craven Precinct Johnson, Beards Creek, Frank[M], Wilkinsons Point, Dawsons Creek, 1-Craven Precinct-New Bern Fonville, Handy, 2-South of Trent River up to New Bern Jones [Frederick]-7375 acres, Wilson [W], Hancock,Palatines, Glover [C], Hatch [A], Handcock [H], [Q] Hatteras Island:Gibbs, Neal, Hatteras Indians, 1-Near Beaufort Town Taylor [N], Shakelford, Shaw, Rustul [R], 2-Across North River, east Wicker, Burnet, 1-NE shore New River[Jacksonville] Howard, Lillington[H], 3-Along the coast between New and Cape Fear Rivers [Jacksonville to Wilmington] Johnson,Beasly, Frederick, Alexander, Vaile[J], Nixon, Hauser, Swann[S], Staples, Hudson, Watts, Perry,Porter, Howe, 4-East bank NE Branch Cape Fear River Harrison[C], Watts, Mardsen, Carter, And now, for the map (clicking on the map will bring up a much larger version from East Carolina University in a new window).. East Carolina University Digital Collections. A year after purchase of the Wachovia Tract, a group of 15 men came south to begin the first settlement. My great great great grand fathers were Hatteras Indian. Their efforts drove CUNNINGHAM to take shelter with British Lord RANDON's forces at the fortifications at Ninety Six. document.write('©' ); Perhaps we are distantly related. His drawing at Salisbury Confederate Prison is the first drawing ever of a baseball game in America. Where? Thank you for this historic map! Heres an important tip: Do NOT use Ctrl-F to try to find your ancestral surnames in this list. Settling primarily in the Piedmont, they contrasted with the mostly English and African coastal areas and, in fact, had little contact with those areas. Title. My Fathers side is Reason shown thru northern and eastern North Carolina Dating back to the 1700s . URL. Required fields are marked *. No history of Rowan would be complete without mentioning a few tidbits about industrial development. Elizabeth Maxwell Steel restored hope to General Nathanael Greene by supplying money to the Patriot Cause. Earliest Settlers of Friedens SUMPTER enlisted the help of able-bodied men to assemble at the Upper Fort. German pioneer settlers, lower Rowan County by D.A. Rendleman. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. [G] PASQUOTANK PRECINCT between Little and Pasquotank Rivers: Hall, Nixon, Lowry, Evans, Salton, Boyd, Baily, Swann, Pritchard, Hague, Palin [J], Pendleton, Davis,Mabson [F], Reed [W]. Thank you! Even then, most settlements west of Salisbury followed the Catawba downstream rather than upstream. North Carolina Slave Narratives; Craven County Record of Wills A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : : Rumple, Jethro : Free Paleo-Indian-period American Indians are nomadic and hunt large animals for food. I found a grant entered in 1778 by Benjamin COCHRAN for land where Richard TIDWELL had lived. A New and Correct Map of the Province of North Carolina by Edward Moseley, late surveyor general of the said province ([London]: Sold at the Three Crowns, 1733). Gold was discovered in 1799 by John Reed and a booming mining town prospered in the mid 1800s at Gold Hill. We fought in Revolutionary war and the civil war. Galloping Horses & Locked Wagons Across the New Bridge Rowan County, NC 1825. 2 The Fate of A Nation, by William P. Cumming and Hugh F. Rankin (London: Phaidon Press.1975), p. 288. The Carolina Watchman, established in 1832, was created as an anti-Jackson Paper. GEORGE DAVIDSON. Shows settlements, inhabitants, soil conditions, rivers, and principal products, with insets showing Port Brunswick or Cape Fear Harbour, Port Beaufort or Topsail Inlet, Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet, Explanation, and Directions for Ocacock [Ocracoke] Inlet. which might furnish a clue to the Captains first name. The. Spruce Macay, attorney and judge, taught William R. Davie and Andrew Jackson both instrumental in the early years of our republic. [D] EDENTON AREA between Chowan and Yaupin Rivers [north shore of Albemarle Sound]: Heath, Altin, Luten, Paget, Gale [E], Jones [H], Gale [C], Vaile [J], Moseley [E], Jones [F], Beabury,Beasly, Blount [J], Vaile, Porter [E], Pearce [T], Ward [J]. The fragmented extant records of early Burke county, N. C., have led many researchers to believe in a story written in a letter from W. L. TWITTY to Lyman DRAPR which allegedly approves that the father of Josiah, Capt. We all had a great time at the first event when Andy gathered old and young together in a big square to start the dancing! This fine instrument was the first of its kind in North Carolina, and people came from far and wide to see the organ and hear the majestic tones that resounded from the goblet domed pulpit of Organ Church. Fort Dobbs; J.P. Caldwell; William Sharpe. North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program website. He was issued several land grants. In the winter of 1779, BRANDON joined Capt. If youre already a dancer and new to the area, or just returning to square dancing, email or call to ensure there will be someone to greet you, and come out on Thursday evening. Dance nights are comprised of lessons and dancing what has been taught, and then its practice, practice, practice! The sale is at the N.C. //dump($i); Deeds can occasionally provide parentage for one or two generations, and court minutes can supply brief clues or facts over a wide range of record categories. These dance performances are done strictly on a volunteer basis. A history of Rowan County, North Carolina : Rumple, Jethro; Daughters of the American Revolution. the idea of plotting DAVIDSON and BRANDON land holdings developed as a means of determining who were close neighbors. Then as to its completion, we read from another letter by Pastor Storch, dated February 25, 1796, the following: 'The stone church of my congregation on Second Creek was completed last autumn and will be consecrated on Easter of the year. Entered 13 Nov 1778 - "on both sides of the path that leads from the Upper Fort to Swannannoa.." Grant #68 in Book 28, p. 68. Rowan County 10,0008000 B.C. 40,00015,000 B.C. The information included in this section was contributed by Brian ebiner (at) aol.com. BRANDONs first name from existing records. I saw the name Hardy listed but not Hardison. and preserve the cultural heritage of the eastern North Carolina community through digital initiatives, Encyclopedia of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press: Chapel Hill, NC 2006). I did see the name Jasper, listed also. It did not become peaceful again until about 1760. Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733).